NCDC Records 40 Confirmed Cases Of Mpox In Lagos, Ogun, Other States
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday announced that the country has recorded a total of 40 confirmed cases of mpox...
Nigeria Records 39 Mpox, 5,951 Cholera Cases, NCDC Says
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday said Nigeria had recorded a total of 39 confirmed cases of mpox and zero...
Cholera Death Toll Hits 103 As Nigeria Records Over 3,000 Cases
THE Cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed at least 103 lives, while over 3,000 suspected cases have been recorded.The Director General of the Nigeria...
NCDC Alerts On Cholera Outbreak Nationwide
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, NCDC, has alerted on increasing cholera cases nationwide, with 30 deaths, 1,141 suspected and 65 confirmed...
FG Raises Medical, Nursing Schools’ Enrolment From N28,000 To N64,000
THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Muhammad Pate on Friday said the enrolment quota in medical, nursing, and other health professional...
49 Die As Adamawa Records 838 Measles Cases With Over 13,000 Vaccinated
THE Adamawa Government said it has recorded no fewer than 838 cases of measles and 49 deaths in the state.Dr James Jacob, Director, Disease...
Nigeria First Country To Roll Out New Meningitis Vaccine, WHO Reveals
NIGERIA has become the first country in the world to roll out a new meningitis vaccine (called Men5CV) recommended by the World Health Organization...
Why Other Countries Recruit Nigerian Doctors, Nurses – Pate
THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, says other nations recruit health workers who left Nigeria for greener pastures overseas...
‘Lung Cancer Is By Far The Deadliest’ : Five Key Facts About Cancer
WITH nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases in 2022, cancer remains one of the world’s biggest killers, according to a...
FG Hails Women Medical Professionals In Tackling Cervical Cancer
THE Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, has commended the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) for their commitment...
Tinubu To Issue Executive Order For Slash Of Medicine Prices
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is set to issue an executive order aimed at reducing pharmaceutical prices and ensuring that essential medicines are more affordable for...
Federal Government Refutes Reported Resurgence Of COVID-19 In Nigeria
THE coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Professor Ali Pate has dismissed the rumoured resurgence of COVID-19 in the country, stating that there...
NCDC Confirms Dengue Fever Outbreak In Sokoto
THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the outbreak of dengue fever in Sokoto State on Saturday.The NCDC, in a statement posted...
COVID-19 Returns, Fresh Outbreak Hits Benue, 25 Persons Infected
WORLD Health Organisation, WHO, has announced 25 cases of fresh Coronavirus disease, COVID-19 infections, in Benue State, advising people to take advantage of the...
Federal Hospital CEOs Diverting Drug Funds, Pharmaceutical Society Alleges
THE Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to probe alleged corrupt cases made against some of the Chief Executive Officers...
433 Out Of 836 Foreign-Trained Doctors Fail MDCN Qualifying Exam
NO fewer than 433 out of the 836 foreign-trained medical graduates who sat the qualifying examination organised by the Medical and Dental Council of...
Resident Doctors Give Enugu Govt 14 Days To Employ More Personnel
THE Association of Resident Doctors, Enugu chapter has given the state government a 14-day ultimatum to employ new doctors in the health institution or...
FG Declares State Of Emergency In Nigeria’s Health Sector
THE Federal Government has declared a state of emergency in Nigeria’s health sector.This is being highlighted as stakeholders across the sector converge in Ekiti...
Saudi Airlifts Kano Conjoined Twins For Surgery In Riyadh
THE Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directive of the custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Monday airlifted Nigerian...
Diphtheria Kills 59 In 14 LGAs As Borno Records 481 Cases
BORNO State Primary Healthcare Board says it has recorded 59 deaths out of the 481 diphtheria cases recorded so far in 14 local government...
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Federal Government Set To Begin Cash Transfer For 20 Million Nigerians
THE Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has said that the increase in Nigeria’s revenue recorded in the 2024...
Fresh Crisis Hits Rivers As Pro-Fubara, Wike Lawmakers Clash Again
THE Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly and the faction loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara have initiated a fresh round of crisis in...
Many Passengers Stranded As Airlines Cut Domestic Flights
THE shortage of aircraft in the domestic airline market has worsened, limiting available flights for passengers, findings by this newspaper have shown.Many passengers were...
Gombe Governor Approves Posting of Permanent Secretaries To New Portfolios
GOVERNOR of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, has approved the redeployment of some Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service to enhance administrative...
Political Earthquake In Kano: Councillors, Supporters Dump APC For NNPP
THE New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), under the leadership of Senator Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, is gaining further momentum in Kano as the 2027 elections...
FG Not Treating Super Eagles Ordeal In Libya Lightly – Minister
THE Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has condemned the inhuman treatment of Nigerian players in Libya.Enoh, who was a guest on Channels...
Alex Ferguson To Leave Man United Ambassador Role As Club Cuts Costs
ALEX Ferguson is leaving his reported £2 million-a-year ($2.6m) ambassador role with Manchester United at the end of the season as part of a...
Hezbollah Warns Of More Rockets Unless Israel Ends Air, Ground Attacks
HEZBOLLAH’s acting chief has warned the group plans to fire rockets into more areas of Israel until the Netanyahu government stops its air strikes...
Tension As North Korea Blows Up Roads Connecting It To The South
NORTH Korea blew up sections of the deeply symbolic roads and railways connecting it to the South on Tuesday, Seoul’s military said, adding it...
Worst Drought In Century Devastates Southern Africa With Millions At Risk
MILLIONS of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned.Lesotho,...
Ukraine Denies Supplying Drones To Mali Rebels Against Russian Mercenaries
UKRAINE has denied allegations that it had supplied drones to rebels fighting against the Malian army and Russia-backed mercenaries.It comes after Paris-based Le Monde...
Tinubu Appoints Lami Chinade As Pioneer Director Of State Liaison In ONSA
THE Office of the National Security Adviser, ONSA, has announced the establishment of the Directorate of State Liaison (DSL), following approval from President Bola...
Nigeria’s Foreign Reserves Rose To $39bn In October, CBN Governor Says
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday said the country’s foreign reserves rose by 12.74 per cent to $39.12 billion...
National Grid Repair Almost Completed, TCN Says
THE Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Tuesday said the ongoing restoration of the national grid which collapsed on Monday is ongoing and almost...
FG Revokes Old DPR Import Guidelines, Unveils New Regulations
THE Federal Government, through the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, has unveiled new regulations to simplify the process of obtaining petrol import...
Who Is Afraid Of Aisha Maikudi? – By Sadiq El-Saye
AISHA Sani Maikudi is a 41-year old professor of International Law, and since July 1, 2024 the Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of...
Nigeria’s Inflation Rose To 32.70% In September 2024 – NBS
NIGERIA’s headline inflation rate for September 2024 rose to 32.70 per cent, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report from the National Bureau...
National Grid Collapses Second Time In 24 Hours
THE national electricity grid collapsed again on Tuesday, plunging millions of people into darkness.The latest incident comes barely 24 hours after electricity distribution companies...
CAF Delists Nigeria, Libya AFCON Qualifier Amidst Ill-Treatment Controversy
THE Confederation of African Football has delisted the Group D second-leg fixture of the ongoing 2025 African Cup of Nations qualifier between the Super...
Wike Wins Again As PDP Govs Ask Damagum’s Rival To Vacate Office
FORMER Rivers State Governor and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike continue to hold firm on the leadership of the main opposition Peoples Democratic (PDP) as...
